Christians target moral malaise

The Christian Party and Christian Peoples Alliance have launched their Euro election campaign with a pledge to tackle Britain's "moral malaise".They say it is the first time people across the entire UK can vote for people running "on a Christian ticket". Rev George Hargreaves said that for centuries Christianity had promoted in British life the values of "modesty, self-restraint, honesty and service". "Our campaign is about bringing those values back into... politics," he said. Alan Craig, Leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance, said: "Half a century of corrosive and aggressive secularisation has created a selfish, superficial and materialistic culture amongst decision-makers and opinion-formers that is appropriately reflected in those we have elected to Parliament. "We can have a criminal investigation and a reform of the expenses system; we can replace the Speaker and even call a General Election: but none of these will get to the core of the problem. "Rather we need to recognise that the active marginalisation of Christianity has led directly to the current moral malaise and that it is only the renewal and reassertion of those values that offers any hope for the moral authority of our Parliament and the long term future of our democratic institutions." The European Parliament elections on 4 June will be the biggest trans-national election in history. About 375 million European citizens in 27 countries are eligible to vote, as 736 members of the European Parliament are elected for a five-year term.
(Source: http://www.xhumanhealth.com/1491/christians-target-moral-malaise/)